My knitting/crafting mojo has left the building. ? Sigh. ?
We¡¯ve been so busy this summer that I haven¡¯t even had time to imagi-knit
Early this spring, we decided to look for a place in the country with acreage. ? DH wants a garden and room to build his workshop. ? I completely understand that. ? I¡¯m cool with it. ? But it¡¯s darn hard to find a place that will house my sewing machine collection, spinning wheels, weaving looms, and craft/fabric/yarn stash. ?
During our search, we found a place my daughter loved with 1.5 acres.? She¡¯s wanted to get out of town as well.? So, we spiffed it up and put the rental up for sale (sold in 3 days) and bought that.? It needed work, so we¡¯ve been busting ourselves to get that done to get her moved in before the closing on our rental.? Had to move grandsons Playset/jungle jim thing. Thank goodness my BIL has a trailer and equipment. ?
All during this process, I¡¯ve been looking for a place for us and setting up contractors to do stuff here like exterior paint, paver work, etc. ?
It¡¯s been a whirlwind but I think we have found the right place for us. Gotta start the negotiations.? Cross your fingers for us!? If we get it, it will be months of moving things, not a week like Katie.? Don¡¯t think we have that in us again. Lol.?
Connie
On Sep 4, 2021, at 9:17 AM, Ann McManus <mcmanusab@...> wrote:
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We went to t he fair on Thursday to check out how well (or not) I did. Very pleased to report that every single entry placed!
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I got 22 first place, 12 second place, and 5 third place ribbons. Quite the haul.
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As always, I was surprised by some of the places, like my felted purse. (It is a ¡°dumpling¡±¡ªa square with straps that through clever folding and strappage, becomes a small handbag. It was all opened up and displayed flat<?>. Placed 3rd). My infant blanket (Old Shale white baby shawl) was displayed wrong-side out. Whatever.
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Anyway, that¡¯s the story on the competition.
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We had planned to eat there, but the smells were overwhelming (and not in a good way). No one was eating. . . 2 bottles of water. $6. But the weather was beautiful. There were a couple of vendors at the far edges that were selling Confederate flags and such, and one that offered photos by what supposedly was the sign from a former Atlantic City casino and a cardboard cut-out of the former owner of said casino. We declined.
